Day, Lewis F. (Lewis Foreman), 1845-1910 · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 343
Tradition in Design. 155 That idea of making natural things grow unnaturally is continually cropping up in ornament. It is illustrated again in Plate 83. There is no mistaking Master Peter Quentel's types. The nightshade, the columbine, the pea, the oak, the thistle, are natural enough — too… … 113. Assyrian rosette. respect Eastern art is more consistent by far : detail and its distribu- tion go together, and are one growth, however artificial it may be. The difficulty in adapting comparatively natural forms to artificial growth is very great ; only a master ever quite gets over it. I…
Decoration and ornament · Nature (Aesthetics)
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